Participating towns and cities

SpainLas Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain

Website:
http://www.laspalmasgc.es/
Population:
384.000 inhabitants
Department:
Sección de Movilidad y Educación Vial
Contact:
Patricia Conde Martín
Calle Carlos M. Blandy, 51 Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.
35011
(++34) 686631416

Participation 2009

Activities within the week Activities within the week

Las Palmas de Gran Canaria organises activities during EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK 2009, taking into account the annual theme.

Permanent measures Permanent measures

Las Palmas de Gran Canaria implements one or more new permanent measure(s), which contribute(s) to modal transfer from private car to environmentally sound means of transport.

Pedestrianisation
Improvement of infrastructure (new foot bridges, pavements, road crossings, zebra crossings etc)
Public transport services
Improvement and extension of the public transport network (creation of HOV lanes for public transport modes, new stops, new lines, reserved areas etc)
Accessibilities
Create wheelchair ramps
Lowering of pavements
Enlargement of pavements
Removal of architectonic barriers

Car-free day Car-free day

Las Palmas de Gran Canaria carries out a Car-Free Day 2009 and closes off one or more streets to traffic, and opens it to pedestrians, cyclists and public transport.